CARIS BASE Editor : Compose : Overview : Workflow
 

Workflow

The typical workflow looks like this:

You would process data in the order of the tasks in the chart until data is ready for export. Most tasks are iterative, in that you repeat them until all relevant data is ready.

Task

General Procedure

Create New Product

To create an S-57 product, use one of the following commands:

Create S-57 Product

Create Product from Dataset

Create Product from Multiple Datasets

You can also open any background data file and use it as a template.

Open Existing Product

Open and select S‑57 Product File (*.prd) from the Supported Formats list.

Import External Data

Import data into an existing product using any of the import commands (Import Selected Objects, Import as Update, Object Import Utility) or update a product that was created from multiple datasets using Regenerate Product.

Add or Modify Product-Specific Features

Add or modify features using any of the create feature commands or import commands. You can also add master/slave relationships and collections.

Run Validation Checks

Validate products using the following commands: Validation, Check Geometry, Difference Layers, and Generate Statistics

Export

Export data to an exchange set using the S-57 Exchange Set Editor.

Output a binary S‑57 file to ASCII using the S-57/S-100 to ASCII command.

Export selected features using any of the Export commands.